Tales of Runeterra: The Freljord
Braum protects people under threat in the Freljord; an accessible companion to the survival stories.

Regional history · Freljord
A curated order through tribes, sisters, Watchers and survival stories.
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Braum protects people under threat in the Freljord; an accessible companion to the survival stories.
The Rune · regional history
The Freljord is easiest to follow along two connected lines. The first reaches into antiquity: the old gods, the Three Sisters and the threat hidden beneath the ice. The second concerns the living tribes and the leaders proposing different futures for them.
Begin with the Three Sisters, then continue into Lissandra's burden and the Watchers. This establishes why the Frostguard's authority includes control over memory, and why stories circulating outside that authority matter. Keep the uncertainty of the legends intact rather than treating every inherited claim as a fixed date or identity.
Move next to tribal life and the conflict between Ashe and Sejuani. Their decisions become clearer when the reader understands the practical pressures of movement, hunger, raids and harsh weather. The Ashe comic and the associated character stories bring that setting into more personal focus.
The gods form another thread through the same land. Anivia, Ornn and Volibear are remembered through traditions that express different relationships with civilization and change. You can explore those accounts without interrupting the political story. They reveal how the Freljord's inhabitants understand the world that makes their survival so difficult.
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The source archive
The Rune’s original account, with separately captioned official illustrations. Sources distinguish regional history from individual biographies.